Multiple Meanings
Catch My Drift?
WHEN?! WHAT?!
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Corny or Funny
100

Give two meanings for PALE / PAIL.

I can tell you're not feeling well because your face looks PALE as a ghost. (lacking color)

I put my minnows in a PAIL and headed to the river to catch some fish. (bucket)

100

Mom gave us money to buy tickets. The rides were fun. We ate a lot of food. We played games and won prizes.

What's the main idea?

The kids had fun at the fair/carnival, or maybe Dave & Buster. 

100

What types of words can be the answer to a WHAT question?

NOUNS!

PEOPLE, PLACES, and THINGS/objects.

Bonus: name one person, one place, and one thing.

100
Name the group: Juice, Milk, Soda

DRINKS

100

What is a knight's favorite fish?

A SWORDfish. 

200

Give two meanings for WEIGH/WAY

WEIGH - When you figure out how heavy something is by putting it on a scale.

WAY - The direction/path/road/track you take somewhere

or a certain method of doing something ("I like the WAY you dance.") 

200

The lights grew dim. The movie started. We ate popcorn and candy. There was only one scary part!

What's the main idea?

They went to the movies. 

200

What can be the answer to a WHEN question?

A time!


SURPRISE! Let's learn about words that can answer a WHEN question!!! 

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200

Name the group: Table, shelf, sofa/couch

Furniture

200

Why wouldn't the shimp share his treasure?

He was a little shellfish. 


300

Give two meanings for TOW/TOE

TOE - on your foot

TOW - when you car gets pulled away by at tow truck

300

The music started to play. It was loud but we liked it. I was excited to se my favorite singer. Everyone clapped at the end. 

They went to a concert.

300

On the last day of school, my fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Matthews, started acting crazy. She jumped up on the school desks and started to break dance! She was so excited for the last day of school that she let all her fifth graders play and goof off with her all day. She organized a hula hoop contest, three dodgeball games, and told the class to color on the walls!

  • What kind of contest did she organize? 

  • When did Mrs. Matthews start acting crazy?

300

Name the group: Math, Science, Social Studies

School subjects / Classes

300

What do you call an illegally parked frog?

TOAD/TOWED...

Wait.. that's a homophone!

One is a frog, and one means your car got taken by the tow truck 

400

Give two meanings for WEAR/WHERE

WEAR = putting clothing on your body

WHERE = the location of something 

400

I collected my homework. I packed my backpack. I grabbed by lunch from the bin. I walked toward the busses. 

He/She packed up to go home from school. 
400

On Tuesday, Hannah and her little brother Joey decided to open up a lemonade stand. They needed money to buy a new net for their trampoline because theirs had a rip in it. Hannah let Joey mix up the lemonade while she went out into the driveway to set up the lemonade stand. That sure was a mistake because Joey made the lemonade with salt instead of sugar! 

  • What did the boy replace the sugar with? 

  • When did Hannah and her brother decide to open a lemonade stand?

400

Name the group: Broccoli, Carrot, Lettuce

Vegetables 

400

What did a buffal say to his son when he dropped him off?

500

Give two meanings for ROSE/ROWS

Rose, the flower

Rows, when something is set up in a line, like rows a seats in a football stadium. 

Rose - To get up/stand up 

500

I saw the seal dive for the fish. He came up from the water and barked. The trainer threw the ball. The seal hit the ball with his nose.

He/She was watching a seal performance at the zoo/sea world.

500

Katie worked at the waterpark every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday all Summer. Sometimes she worked at the kiddie pool and sometimes she worked at the waterslides- telling people when they could go down. The days were long, but Katie was thankful to have a job that allowed her to spend her days out in the sunshine. By the end of the Summer, Katie finally had earned enough money to buy the shiny, red bicycle that she had been eyeing up in the sporting goods store.

  • What two things did she do at her job? 

  • When does Katie work at the waterpark?

500

Name the group: hamster, fish, cat

Pets

500
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What do you call a shoe made of banana peels?


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